VIDEO: Elephants cool off with 20 tonnes of snow at Whipsnade
Elephants at Whipsnade Zoo cooled themselves in this hot summer weather by frolicking in 20 tonnes of real snow donated by Snow Centre in Hemel Hempstead.Assistant curator of elephants, Lee Sambrook,...
View ArticleProud moment for Julie when she met Queen at Buckingham Palace reception
A proud Luton businesswoman has shaken hands with the Queen at a reception for firms that have won prestigious awards.Former Cardinal Newman Catholic Senior School pupil Julie Richings is finance...
View ArticleGreenfields turns to gold at Mall’s awards
A restaurant beat off tough competition from huge retailers to win the public’s vote in a shopping centre’s awards.Greenfields, in the upstairs section of the Mall, picked up the Shopper Award at the...
View ArticleMan who stole two toilet seats caught on CCTV
Images of a man who took numerous items from a DIY store in Dallow Road have been released by police. The man entered B & Q store, picked up items including a space and two toilet seats which he...
View ArticleDid you see man steal bottle of wine at 8am?
A man who stole a bottle of wine from a convenience store in Luton is shown in CCTV images released by police. The incident happened at around 7.55am on Sunday June 2 at the Premier Store in Hart Lane....
View ArticleDrill Hall demolition to start soon
Demolition of the derelict Drill Hall in High Town and erection of new social housing on the site will begin imminently, Councillor Tom Shaw revealed today (July 26). Details of the project will be...
View ArticleMen wanted in relation to till snatches
CCTV images of men snatching money from shop tills have been released by police. The first picture shows a man of Asian appearance wearing a grey Adidass jacket who is wanted for questioning in...
View ArticleMatt Adcock’s film review: Hugh Jackman is a muscular Wolverine, but it’s not...
Say hello once more to everyone’s favourite metal- clawed X-Man, easily the most cinematically prolific of the team.Logan, better known as Wolverine, is played for the sixth time by Hugh ‘Les...
View ArticleGeoff Cox’s DVDs: The Incredible World Of Burt Wonderstone, The Paperboy
The world of showbiz magic is the setting for a comedy that conjures few laugh-out-loud moments yet offers enough flourishes and pithy quips to sustain interest.In THE INCREDIBLE BURT WONDERSTONE (15:...
View ArticleNadine Dorries cleared but has paid back £3k expenses
Nadine Dorries has been cleared of deliberately misclaiming expenses but has still paid back £3,000.In a provisional report the compliance officer to the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority...
View ArticleMan struck with metal bar in robbery
A man was hit with a metal bar during a robbery outside Premier Stores in Chapel Street on Thursday (July 25).The incident happened at about 7.45pm as the victim, 28, used his mobile phone while...
View ArticleMan arrested for dangerous driving
A man was arrested for dangerous driving and making threats to kill after an incident in the B&Q car park in Gypsy Lane on Thursday (July 25).Witnesses to the incident, which happened at about...
View ArticleAlan Dee’s movie preview: Your choice, a second helping of Red or blue?
Summer means sequels, as we have already seen, and this week’s release schedule is top-heavy with unashamed retreads of previous hits.To be fair, the main movies in question are as different as chalk...
View ArticleAlan Dee: Isn’t it time to tackle this hot issue and introduce a tattoo tax?
Whether or not the summer has been and gone after that all too brief smuttering of sunshine, there’s no denying that there have been some horrible sights to be seen during the heatwave.Once upon a time...
View ArticleMen from Luton arrested for Windsor murder
Two men from Luton have been arrested on suspicion of murder after a 24-year-old man was stabbed to death on Sunday.Police were called to an altercation between a group of men in Barry Avenue, Windsor,...
View ArticleMan injured near cricket ground
A man is believed to be in a serious condition after an incident in Stockingstone Road. Police, ambulance and a helicopter were called to the scene at 3.15pm and witnesses said a small park in the area...
View ArticleUnexplained death of man found in woodland
Police have confirmed a man found seriously injured on land in Stockingstone Road has died. A passerby found the man and called emergency services at 3.15pm yesterday (July 30).Ambulance crews and...
View ArticleTown’s parks waving flags
Parks and greens spaces in Luton have scooped a coveted Green Flag Award – the mark of a quality green space in the UK.Environmental charity Keep Britain Tidy this week unveiled this year’s winners and...
View Article£14.7m released for ‘vital’ road plans
An economic growth partnership has put £14.7million behind four priority road projects in the Bedfordshire, Luton and Milton Keynes area.The South East Midlands Local Transport Board (SEMLTB) consists...
View ArticleLuton man, 21, charged with murder of 24-year-old in Windsor
A 21-year-old man from Luton has been charged with the murder of a man in Windsor on Sunday.Jordan Lewis Doyle of Kimberley Close, and Benjamin Paul Brooks, also 21, of The Chilterns, Leighton Buzzard,...
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